Thursday, July 31, 2014

So I ordered some Anise wax cubes and Clove wax cubes from a shop on Etsy.com, melted them down with an orange dye cube, and poured them into three small candle tins.
The scent is very earthy and smoky, not quite anise and not quite clove. We haven't lit them yet, but I have high hopes they'll throw a nice strong scent.

Notice the way the wax caved in around the wicks. A candle-maker I'm not. But the house smells really nice.

Jason and Samantha Hawes of Ghost Hunters
will be at our Yankee Candle Village Store in South Deerfield, MA this
Saturday, August 2nd from 9am to 1pm! The $20 entry fee will include a
meet and greet and photo opportunity, plus exclusive Ghost Hunters
merchandise will be available to purchase. This is their only New
England appearance for the rest of this year, so don’t miss out!

Twenty clams to enter the event to meet these two and to have the opportunity to purchase Ghost Hunters merchandise. I'm starting to hate this company. Though if they release a scent that smells like a toasty Jack O'Lantern, I'll forgive them.

Monday, July 28, 2014

We took a trip to New Hope, PA Sunday morning and found these creepy things.

And the highlight of the trip. A weird birdcage, left exposed to the elements. With a dark mass inside. When I noticed the human eyeball, I wanted to buy its creator a drink.

This is pure horror gold. Imagine this during a heavy rain in the middle of the night... wet and sloshy. I think Ray Bradbury would weep with joy seeing this. It reminded me of his glorious story The Jar.

I got too close after disturbing their gourd home. One got me on the hand as I snapped this [blurry] photo. Nice little welt forming now. Feels like concentrated sunburn. I suspect I'll be dead by morning.